Subj : fresh new install runtime error 216 To : Tim Schattkowsky From : Ulrich Schroeter Date : Fri Dec 03 2021 07:39:02 moin Tim, Friday December 03 2021 07:08, I wrote to you: US>>>>> setup exe ... all I get is a runtime error 216 any hints ? TS>>>> Not really. Works here in various Win10 x64 installations TS>>>> including my desktop with the latest patches and various VMs. TS>>>> Anything special about that VM? US>>> 2 fresh new Win10 Pro installations: US>>> a. Host Win10 Pro 64bit, Build 17763.1577 US>>> b. Guest Win10 Pro 32bit, Build 19042.1348 US>>> on top of a lenovo l560, 64bit, 8gb ram US>>> vmguest: 1gb win10pro 32bit US>>> both installations, same error ... US>>> runtime error 216 at 004041BA US>>> with the wp2005b5 setup.exe US> on the bare metal 64bit system I've did running the sfc /scannow and US> got an unrecoverable error ... at the same time an windows update US> waiting for the next reboot so I still try to investigate first, if US> this runtime error relates into the middle of the way of the long US> windows update party by default you can running programs while the US> windows update is downloading and installing updates in the background now after two windows updates and addtl. a couple of driver updates, the last sfc /scannow results in no more corruptions found .... still leave the system in the update cycles running and will restart the setup again once the update party is once finished ... to be continued ... TS>> Regards, TS>> Tim TS>> -$- WinPoint 379.0 TS>> $ Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29) US> regards, uli ;-) US> -$- US> $ Origin: AMBROSIA - Bad Ueberkingen - Germany (2:240/1120) regards, uli ;-) --- * Origin: AMBROSIA - Bad Ueberkingen - Germany (2:240/1120) .